Benjamin Thomas Gant
Abt 1810 - Abt 1865 (~ 55 years)-
Name Benjamin Thomas Gant Birth Abt 1810 NC 
Gender Male Death Abt 24 Apr 1865 Sumner County, TN Burial Sumner County, TN - Burial: Old Providence
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Person ID I1977 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 21 Sep 2023
Father Jonathan Kerr Gant, b. 4 Apr 1787, Orange County, NC d. 3 Sep 1858, Alamance County, NC (Age 71 years) Mother Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Trollinger, b. Dec 1791, Orange County, NC d. 24 Jun 1883, Graham, Alamance, NC (Age ~ 91 years) Family ID F282 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Polly Tarpley, b. 6 Dec 1812 d. 23 Jan 1875, Sumner County, TN (Age 62 years) Marriage 20 May 1833 Orange County, NC - North Carolina, Marriage Index
Name: Polly Tarpley
Spouse: Benjamin Fant
Marriage Date: 20 May 1833
Marriage County: Orange
Marriage State: North Carolina
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Children 1. Sarah Elizabeth Gant, b. 8 Aug 1834 d. 1907 (Age 72 years) 2. Jonathan Karr Gant, b. 12 Feb 1836, Alamance County, NC d. 17 Nov 1908, Franklin, KY (Age 72 years)3. James Abram Gant, b. 22 Jan 1840 d. 1 Apr 1914, Plano, Collin, TX (Age 74 years)4. Absolem Gant 5. William Henry Gant, b. 4 Apr 1843 d. 28 Mar 1904 (Age 60 years) 6. Mary Jane Gant + 7. Jacob Mason Gant, b. 1 Dec 1849, TN d. 8 Feb 1914 (Age 64 years)8. Benjamin Thomas Gant, Jr., b. 16 Dec 1853, Sumner County, TN d. 29 Mar 1906 (Age 52 years)9. Nancy Gant, b. 26 Jul 1856 d. 1 Aug 1857 (Age 1 year) Family ID F663 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Sep 2023
- Burial: Old Providence
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 1810 - NC 
Marriage - 20 May 1833 - Orange County, NC 
Death - Abt 24 Apr 1865 - Sumner County, TN Burial - - Sumner County, TN = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Benjamin Gant
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: District 15, Sumner, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1012
Household Members:
Name Age
Benjamin Gant 40
Mary Gant 38
Elizabeth Gant 17
William C Gant 14
Absalom Gant 8
Henry Gant 6
Jane Gant 4
Jacob Gant 1
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Benj Gant
Age in 1860: 48
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: District 5, Sumner, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Post Office: Gallatin
Household Members:
Name Age
Benj Gant 48
Mary Gant 46
Abram Gant 20
Henry Gant 17
Mary J Gant 14
Jacob Gant 10
Thos Gant 7
- 1850 United States Federal Census